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UCSF researchers validate new model for breast cancer risk assessment in multiple ethnic groups
Researchers at the University of California, San Francisco have developed a way to quickly estimate a woman's risk for invasive breast cancer.
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Gladstone Ranked #1 in the Scientist's Survey of Best Places for Postdoctoral Fellows to Work
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Meet New UCSF Faculty
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Wells to Chair UCSF Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry
Internationally recognized biochemist James Wells has been named chair of the Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry.
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The Building Wave: A Conversation with Biochemist and Systems Biologist Orion Weiner
Knowing how cells move might help stop cancer...
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Dean Ushers in 101st Year of School of Nursing
UCSF School of Nursing Dean Kathy Dracup, RN, FNP, DNSc, spelled out her priorities for 2008-2009: to revise the master of science in nursing curriculum, continue succession planning, increase space to grow programs and boost the diversity of faculty, staff and students.
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HPV Vaccine for Men?
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Survival rates exceed national averages for UCSF heart, liver and lung transplant programs
One-year survival rates for patients receiving heart, liver and lung transplants at UCSF Medical Center exceed national averages at statistically significant levels, according to new data compiled by the Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients (SRTR).
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Harvard Professor of Pediatrics to Lecture at UCSF Today, Tomorrow
An expert in pediatric obesity and eating disorders will give grand rounds lectures this morning and tomorrow at UCSF.
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UCSF Opens Multidisciplinary Marfan Clinic
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HepB Free Project Joins with UCSF Staff to Offer Prevention Strategies to Community
The HepB Free Project is hosting a screening on Saturday, Mar. 1 at 2330 Post Street in San Francisco, from 9 am to noon. Interpreters will be available to provide translation in Cantonese, Mandarin, Vietnamese, Korean and Japanese.
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UCSF to Raise Awareness of Eating Disorders This Week
Today UCSF kicks off a week-long campaign on campus to raise awareness of eating disorders.
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Flu Season Approaches Peak, with Drug-Resistant Cases on the Rise
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UC Files Unfair Labor Practice Charge Against AFSCME
The University of California has filed an unfair labor practice charge against patient care employees' union, according to the UC Office of the President.
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Gladstone & UCSF Scientists Reactivate Immune Cell Production in HIV-Infected Adults
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Floss or Die?: A Conversation with Dental Scientist Mark Ryder
Can flossing save your life? The answer might surprise you...
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Leading Contributor to Human Genome Project to Speak at UCSF
The campus community is invited to hear Eric S. Lander, PhD, who will present “Beyond the Human Genome Project” on March 5.
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UCSF University Community Partnerships Council Offers New Grants Program
UCSF is now offering grants to support collaborative projects between the University and the San Francisco community.
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New Mini Medical School for the Public to begin at UCSF
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UCSF to Offer Workshop on Effective Communication in a Diverse Environment
The campus community is invited to a workshop on communicating in a diverse environment like UCSF on February 27.
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Mayor Newsom Appoints Nursing Professor to San Francisco Health Commission
Mayor Gavin Newsom recently appointed Catherine Waters, RN, PhD, associate professor, UCSF School of Nursing, to the San Francisco Health Commission.
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Scales and Ladders: A Conversation About Social Status and Health with Psychologist Nancy Adler
How the status gap shortens your life and what you can do about it...
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UCSF Works Toward a Healthy Environment
More than 100 members of the UCSF community recently took part in a national teach-in to discuss solutions to global climate change.
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Experimental MS Drug Shows Promise, Offers New Window on Disease
A drug therapy currently used to treat non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and rheumatoid arthritis had a significant effect in treating the most common form of multiple sclerosis in a small, short-term clinical trial.
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University of California to Establish School of Global Health
UC is moving forward with a plan to establish a transdisciplinary school of global health that focuses on finding solutions to major health threats worldwide.
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Global Health Sciences, CTSI to Host Town Hall Meetings on International Projects
UCSF will host four upcoming town hall meetings to work with faculty and staff on developing strategies to improve administration for international projects at UCSF.
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NIAID Director Anthony Fauci Gives Merle Sande Memorial Lecture
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UCSF School of Pharmacy Names First Associate Dean for Diversity
Associate Professor Sharon Youmans has been appointed to the new position of associate dean for diversity in the UCSF School of Pharmacy.
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Study finds overweight children have less elbow range of motion
Children who are overweight have less range of motion in their elbows than their normal-weight peers, which could make it tougher for them to exercise in order to lose weight, the findings of a research study suggest.